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Oceania > Tonga > Environment

TONGAN ENVIRONMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CO2 Emissions 131.2 [169th of 178]
CO2 emissions > kt 113.55 kt ... [191st of 195]
CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating 3 ... [56th of 75]
Current issues
deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations
Forest area > % of land area 5.56 % of land area ... [166th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 40 km² ... [186th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals 0 [184th of 188]
International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 232.59 kg/day ... [110th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.27 kg per day per worker ... [13th of 115]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 33 [185th of 199]
Threatened species 6 [149th of 158]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.78 % ... [108th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.14 % ... [79th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 73.41 % ... [11th of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.69 % ... [75th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 19.33 % ... [19th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 3.01 % ... [102nd of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 1.64 % ... [67th of 114]

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SOURCES: World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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